Frequency of hepatitis "C" in buner, NWFP

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-14

  Muhammad, Noor ^a,b   Jan, M Ayub ^a  

^a District Headquarter Hospital   (Pakistan)

^b NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Anti hepatitis C antibodies; Buner; Frequency

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY SCREENING; ARTICLE; BLOATING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DYSPEPSIA; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HAIRDRESSER; HEARTBURN; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAKISTAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SURGERY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TATTOOING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE;

EID: 14844320054     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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